Comfort beers

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  1. nick0417

    nick0417 Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2014 Illinois

    Alright, BAers, we all know the restorative powers of comfort food: that one special dish that can bring you back from the brink after a disastrous day. But what about your go-to comfort beer? What beer helps smooths the wrinkles of the shit parade that can sometimes be life?

    For me, I think it’s Guinness. I know exactly what I’m going to get each time and the memories I have associated with it are like getting a big, boozy hug.
     
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  2. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    Depends on the season a little for me, but 99% of the time it's Founder's Breakfast Stout.

    Troegs Perpetual is my go-to IPA, so I think I would categorize that here as well.
     
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  3. OneDropSoup

    OneDropSoup Pooh-Bah (2,213) Dec 9, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Was going to say Guinness. Got me started, so many good memories, & I've drank more of it than probably any other beer (besides Yuengling).
     
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  4. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    any of my go-tos, or basically anything that I know I like. Trying new things when I need that 'comfort' isn't a sure bet.
     
    #4 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Oct 5, 2015
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  5. Tonyjenlasc

    Tonyjenlasc Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New Jersey

    Victory's Dirtwolf would be mine
     
    #5 Tonyjenlasc, Oct 5, 2015
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  6. nick0417

    nick0417 Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2014 Illinois

    And I should specify: Not just one pint of Guinness, but multiple pints. When in need, I'll usually buy the 4-pack cans with the nitro ball and kill the pack in one sitting. That's some comfort right there.
     
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  7. Donco

    Donco Pooh-Bah (1,639) Aug 12, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Backwoods Bastard (drop-the-mike-and-leave)...
     
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  8. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    For me, it's become pretty much any great barrel-aged stout. Most recently, Prairie AB Noir. Both bottles I had were so delish and really hit the spot on the two separate occasions I had them.
     
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  9. DrumKid003

    DrumKid003 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2013 Oklahoma

    Guinness & Anthem Uroboros on the lighter-bodied end of the scale, and PAA Bomb!, FBS & COOP TROAIS. Comfort to me always involves a stout with chocolate notes.
     
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  10. thorkelson

    thorkelson Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2014 Minnesota

    I was going to say the exact same + Hop Devil
     
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  11. NeroFiddled

    NeroFiddled Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,276) Jul 8, 2002 Pennsylvania
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    Thomas Hardy's
    Chimay Grand Reserve
    North Coast Old Stock
    Trois Monts
    Bell's Two Hearted
    Brooklyn Black Chocolate
    La Fin Du Monde

    As a lighter beer it'd be Murphy's (or Beamish) for me, not Guinness, but a pint in Dublin, out of the rain, will never be unwelcome.
     
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  12. MrGondo

    MrGondo Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2015 Maryland

    SNPA would definitely be one. Also a bunch of local beers that I have memories tied to: Union Duckpin, Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, Stillwater Cellar Door, hell, even Natty Boh.
     
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  13. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    If comfort food can bring you back from a disastrous day, my comfort beer would be 12 - 24 ozs. of anything in the 8 - 10% abv range. If that doesn't cure the bad day blues, I'll go for another 12 oz. And another. Until it's nap time.
     
    #13 otispdriftwood, Oct 5, 2015
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  14. Best_Enjoyed_In_Texas

    Best_Enjoyed_In_Texas Maven (1,420) Aug 24, 2015 Texas
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    I would have replied to this thread with the exact same answer. That said, you should also try Prairie Pirate Noir. Its stout aged in Jamaican rum barrels. Might be tough to track down at this point in the year, but if you can swing a trade it'd be well worth it.
     
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  15. 1ale_man

    1ale_man Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2015 Texas

    SN Pale Ale or Torpedo. Easy to get and always consistant. I know this may be sacriledge, but Redd's Apple Ale. Either flavor. Like hitting the reset button on your computer. Cleans everything off and gets ready to start again! Cheers!
     
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  16. carteravebrew

    carteravebrew Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2010 Colorado

    Read this as 12 x 24 oz servings of something in the 8-10% range. Was like, damn...dude's hardcore.
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  17. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Any beer is a comfort beer for me. That being said there's just something about a bomber of an imperial stout that I really enjoy.
     
    #17 Scott17Taylor, Oct 5, 2015
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  18. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado


    12 x 24 oz. = for a bad week.
     
    #18 otispdriftwood, Oct 5, 2015
  19. Beerrito

    Beerrito Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2015 California

    For me, Pizza Port Swami's IPA - easy to find, always fresh, easy on the wallet, & canned so I don't have to bother with glassware.
     
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  20. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    I have had it and it's underrated IMO. I thought the rum barrel presence was right on when a lot of rum BA beers can be way too intense. That said, I had Coffee Noir at a bottle share recently and it was pretty underwhelming.
     
    #20 Immortale25, Oct 5, 2015
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